Before you go to bed tonight, set your clocks ahead by one hour. We kick off Daylight Savings Time which jump starts our spring. For those of you counting down to the official beginning of spring, this occurs on March 20.
Early Childhood Programs and Enrollment
Summer Childcare Program 2010 – NOW ENROLLING
Georgetown or Jamestown Elementary
Monday – Friday (minimum of two days per week/set schedule is required)
6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Ages 2 1/2 years – 5th grade
Program runs from June 14 – Sept. 1, 2010
Preschool children – $145.00 per week or $35.00 per day
School age children – $135.00 per week or $30.00 per day
(Students are considered school age if they have completed PreK/K)
Summer activity calendar includes: special visitors (policeman, magician, fireman), gym enrichment, summer school age curriculum, swimming, and field trips (ice cream, bowling, museum, planetarium, roller-skating, parks, and much more).
Preschool, Kindergarten Care and Before and After School Care Openings – Still Available
There are still spaces available in many of our Half and Full Day three and four year old preschool classes for the 2010-2011 school year. Children who will be three or four by Dec. 1, 2010, can take part in our Half Day program, two or three day classes located at Jamestown and Bauer Elementary. Our Full Day Preschool and Kindergarten Care programs are available at Bauer, Georgetown, and Jamestown. Kindergarten Care and Before and After School Care service Pre-Kindergarten – 5th grade students. Before and After School Care is offered at Alward, Bauer, Georgetown, Jamestown, and South with bussing provided to and from other sites.
Registration Information
To register, please mail a registration form along with the $30 registration fee to the Early Childhood Programs, 3909 Baldwin Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426. Registration forms and information flyers are available on-line at www.hudsonville.k12.mi.us under the Early Childhood Programs link in the left-hand column. For more information, please call the Early Childhood Office at 616-797-0842.
Each spring, we are required to share information with our fourth and fifth grade students regarding 
changes in human development related to puberty. These videos go through an extensive review process to make sure that the material is appropriate for the developmental age of the students and meet the state standards for our health curriculum.
The videos will be shown on April 1. The students will be grouped as follows:
If you would like to preview the videos, please visit the host P & G website which sponsors the curriculum. At this location, you can examine the curriculum, view the video and also look for addition support if you would like to answer questions from your child at home. As always, our preference is that all children feel comfortable talking with their parents about how their bodies are changing–and we will encourage them to talk with you if they have questions that cannot be addressed at school.
The website provides the answer to most questions that parents have regarding the videos.
If you DO NOT want your child to view the video with the grade level gender group,
please call or email your child’s teacher.
We will make arrangements for your child to be supervised in the office during the Always Changing curriculum program.
We have the incredible opportunity to win $5,000 for our school library through a contest called, Raise a Reader School Challenge. Individual readers are also eligible for great prizes.
The contest is sponsored by the International Reading Association and Parents Magazine.
As a school, we are participating in a national contest that requires students to log their reading minutes from March 8 to May 31. We would like to ask every parent to register for this program today. You will then log in your child’s minutes read at home. The winning school (most minutes read) will receive $5,000 toward library books.
Simply go to this link: RAISE A READER SCHOOL CHALLENGE
We developed a “how to register” checklist. You can view it here: Raising a Reader Directions
If you have questions at any time, check with Mrs. VandenBerg, our school librarian, or your child’s teacher.
Thank you for doing such a great job to raise your child to be a reader and for supporting our school library!
called “Raising Readers.” She will be presenting activities and strategies parents can use to help their children enjoy the skill of reading.
Are you in grades 3rd-5th? Can you juggle? Play an instrument? Do a special jump rope routine? Magic tricks? Gymnastics routines? Dance? Sing? Play the recorder? Be an MC for the show? Then Georgetown wants YOU!!
Our annual Georgetown Talent Show is right around the corner! Since May is so busy with end of year activities, we have decided to move our Talent Show earlier in the year to help celebrate the day before spring break??!! Its time to pull out all the stops and start practicing those acts!!
If your child is interested in participating in our Talent Show, there are some very important dates and details coming up that they need to be aware of to be considered for the show:
IMPORTANT DEADLINES:
IMPORTANT RULES:
So start practicing! We are so excited to see all the amazing talents that Georgetown has to offer!!! We can hardly wait for April 1!
If you have any questions, please come see Mrs. Bretz, Mrs. Brouwer, Mrs. VanKoevering or Mrs. Nienhuis. Good luck everyone!
Remember our holiday program at Resurrection Life Church on December 17? If you attended and have since been looking for your camera bag (4×6 Case Logic) along with two 16M Simm cards, we have them! I have attached two photos that were on the memory cards to help find the correct owner. If these items belong to you, simply call the school office. (797-9797 x22401)
Good Friday Afternoon!!
NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
Wow what a Friday! Popcorn day and Freddie Fusion rocked the house!! : ) Make sure you ask you kids about the assembly they had today. We do not have a whole lot of new news this week, but please take the time to just read through things to make sure nothing has been missed!
FAMILY FARE REMINDER………THE FIRST WEEK IS THIS COMING MONDAY!! Family Fare has just given us our “Cash for Class” dates. Please help support our school as you do your grocery shopping during these dates. The first dates that will be coming up are February 21-27. The second week for this event will be held from April 18-24.This is a great way to help out our school without even having to go out of your way!
JIMMY JOHN’S NIGHT……. Please come out and support Georgetown! This coming Tuesday, February 23, will be our second Jimmy John’s Night. We will receive a portion of the nightly sales. We will be sending home reminder notes with youngest and only on Monday. Please don’t forget to give them your teacher’s name when placing the order. The event will take place from 5p-9p! DON’T FORGET THEY DELIVER!! : )
BOX TOPS….. A new program is available through Box Tops for Education called ‘My Class Essentials’. Many of our teachers have created a registry for their class using My Class Essentials. The registry is filled with items and supplies needed for their classroom. Parents can view their child’s classroom registry, purchase the items that are needed or donate money to the classroom registry. The classroom, students, and teachers get the items they need and our school earns a 2% cash donation on every purchase.
Please visit btfe.com/myclassessentials to search for your teacher’s registry today and help your child’s classroom! If you have any questions, please contact Angel Truman at Angeltruman@sbcglobal.net.
4th GRADE FIELD TRIP …. Just to clarify things for parents and students. The upcoming field trip for the 4th graders to Lansing will be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17. The students will be traveling on Cardinal Charter buses and will be leaving school around 9am. The students do get back to Georgetown around 4:30pm so they will need to be picked up by a parent or guardian.
COMMUNITY ED NEWS…… The only new Community Ed activity that I have this week is for Spring Golf Lessons. You may register online at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org. You may also fill out and return the attached form. If you have any questions, please contact Community Ed at 669-1740, ext 3. Don’t forget also that we have forms for this activity and the others that I have sent out in the rack outside of the office.
COMMUNITY NEWS….. Hudsonville Booster Bash 2010
Sponsored by the Hudsonville Athletic Boosters
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunnybrook Country Club
7-11 PM
Help support your Eagles ! Tickets $25.00 or reserved tables of 8 for $250.00. For more information contact Steve Herr at Steveherr121@hotmail.com
Want to gain some skills for avoiding power struggles with your kids, responding to your kids with empathy instead of anger, and raising responsible kids who take ownership of their problems? Hudsonville Community Education is offering a workshop for parents which runs for 7 weeks on Thursdays, starting Thursday, March 18. Other topics covered will include: how to share control, design appropriate consequences, and use enforceable statements. We will be meeting from 6:30-8:00 at Park Elementary and there will be free childcare provided. The cost of the workshop is $10 total to cover the cost of materials. Please e-mail Kristi Sherrington at ksherrin@hpseagles.net to register.
KIDS CLOTHING AND TOY SALE – Spring/Summer Items; Saturday, March 6, 2010 9 am – Noon; Borculo Christian School 6830 – 96th Ave, Zeeland MI
WOMEN’S 6 ON 6 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
When: Saturday, March 20
Where: Hudsonville High School
Time: Gym opens at 8:30 a.m., matches start at 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $90 per team
Giftcards will be awarded to the winning team!
Come and join us for a fun afternoon of volleyball competition!
You can register your team online at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org (click the Community Ed. link)
You may also pay by check. Please make checks payable to Hudsonville Community Education and mail or drop off to 3886 Van Buren, Hudsonville, MI 49426
If you have any questions, please call or email Christie Klaasen at 616-566-6806 or cklaasen@hpseagles.net .
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
Mrs. Nurenberg : )
If you are interested in learning how to take better photos, you are invited to attend a workshop on Thursday, February 18 at 7pm in the Georgetown Media Center. Amanda Troyer, one of our parents, will lead this class. If you are interested, please complete this form: PHOTO NIGHT RSVP
Amanda is holding this workshop for us for FREE! Ashley VanArkel, one of our 3rd grade teachers, attend Amanda’s workshop earlier this winter and rave’s about all she learned about framing a subject–as well as getting to know her camera better. We would love to see you there!
Good Friday afternoon!
NEWS FROM THE OFFCE
Well it was another busy day here at Georgetown!! Our ECSE students had a very fun “Circus” day today and enjoyed their activities including having a Clown visit and getting balloons and popcorn!! Let’s not forget too, that it was Valentine’s party day for all of the other students!! So hold on tight, that could mean lots of chocolate and sugar!! Woo-hoo!!
Parents DON’T FORGET that students do not have school this coming Monday, February 15! This is a records day for our staff. Enjoy your long weekend!!
IMPORTANT PK/K INFORMATION……… District-wide adjustments have been made to the PK•K attendance schedule. Please mark these dates on your home calendars. I have made the changes to our school calendar (to the right). The PK•K teachers will also remind you of these changes as the dates draw nearer.
1. Friday June 4 will be changed to a M/W day for all PK•K students.
2. Monday June 7 will be the final day of school for M/W PK•K students.
3. Tuesday June 8 will be the final day of school for T/TH PK•K students.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS ON YOUR CALENDARS!! THANKS!!
YEARBOOKS……. We still have a few left in the office if you are interested. These are available on a first come/first serve basis. They may be purchased for $10. If you will be paying by check, please make it payable to “Georgetown Elementary”. Thank you!
FAMILY FARE REMINDER………Family Fare has just given us our “Cash for Class” dates. Please help support our school as you do your grocery shopping during these dates. The first dates that will be coming up are February 21-27. The second week for this event will be held from April 18-24.This is a great way to help out our school without even having to go out of your way!
COMMUNITY ED NEWS….. I will attaching three activity forms from Community Ed this week. One is for Boys Wrestling, one for Swimming Lessons and the third is for Soccer and Flag Football. You may register for these classes online at www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org or you may stop by the rack outside the office to pick a form up, or you may print and fill out one of the attached forms. If you have any questions, please contact Community Ed at 669-1740 ext 3.
COMMUNITY NEWS…….Hudsonville Booster Bash 2010
Sponsored by the Hudsonville Athletic Boosters
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunnybrook Country Club
7-11 PM
Help support your Eagles ! Tickets $25.00 or reserved tables of 8 for $250.00. For more information contact Steve Herr at Steveherr121@hotmail.com
“LOVE and LOGIC” Parenting Workshop……..The Hudsonville Community Education Department will be offering a seven-week workshop on becoming an Love and Logic parent starting Thursday, March 18 (skipping the week of Spring Break) from 6:30-8:00 at Park Elementary. The topics covered will include how to: raise responsible kids using the Love and Logic philosophy, respond to kids with empathy, design appropriate consequences, avoid power struggles, share control through choices, and use enforceable statements. The cost of the workshop is $10 to cover the cost of materials. Childcare is provided free of charge. To register, please e-mail Kristi Sherrington at ksherrin@hpseagles.net.
Kids Clothing & Toy Sale – Spring/Summer Items; Saturday, March 6, 2010 9 am – Noon; Borculo Christian School 6830 – 96th Ave, Zeeland MI
